Bushwood News

David Guyther, parks facilities manager for the St. Mary's County Department of Recreation and Parks, visits the pier replacement project last week at the end of Paul Ellis Road in Avenue.

The weekend will prove that angling opportunities have burst out all over. Fish are biting no matter where you go, and only heavy rains can spoil an outing.

Just about everybody agrees that the start of the Maryland trophy rockfish season last Saturday began more with a whimper than a bang, but some of the boaters who trolled the Chesapeake's waters with massive parachute bucktails and umbrella rigs that contained a series of Sassy Shad lures connected.

The Thompson family, in back from left, Camisha, Claudia, Shaquan and Michael, look on as Wayne Scriber, left, president of the St.

Many drivers in St. Mary's County might remember Benjamin Simmons as the man who taught them to safely drive a car, but he also worked in his later years to steer financial support to worthy charities.

St. Mary's County government budgeted $54.6 million in building projects for the current year; the capital budget proposed for fiscal 2010 sets the price tag for new and continuing projects at $41.9 million.

Jenny Connelly, center, of Bushwood examines a children's T-shirt for her 4-year-old son, Brandon, as she shops at Hooks n' Hangers II thrift store in Charlotte Hall on Tuesday.

Business at the three branches of the St. Mary's County Public Library is way up, according to Kathleen Reif, director of the library.

St. Mary's detectives report that three county teenagers have been charged in a series of vehicle thefts, including three taken last Friday morning in Lexington Park and one stolen in Prince George's County.